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National Resources Organization Web Address Phone Number Bark Bark — Parental Controls for Families 1-800-921-9724 The Trevor Project The Trevor Project - Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Young People 1866-488-7386 National Human T...
Texting Acronyms
These acronyms are commonly used in text messages and online chats. Parents should familiarize themselves with these terms to better understand their children's digital communications and address any potential concerns. Note: Some acronyms involve explicit la...
Stepping On Up
Salvation Army Plover Place Website: https://steppingonupduluth.org/plover-place What is Plover Place? Plover Place offers 24 units of housing to people who have experienced long term homelessness. Units are fully furnished and include private bathrooms an...
Recovery.com: Eating Disorders
Best Eating Disorder Treatment Centers in Minneapolis Our research team gathered and evaluated 42 of the best treatment centers for eating disorders in Minneapolis, MN. These centers typically offer individualized care with proven therapies for eating disorde...
Section #1: Deciding if Adoption is the Right Choice
As a professional, you know your clients best in terms of their wellbeing, both physically and emotionally. Deciding if adoption is the right choice for them rests on a variety of factors, including their reason for adoption. It is important to be cautious t...
Section #2: Selecting the Right Avenue of Adoption
These are many avenues prospective adoptive parents could consider when adopting, including: Domestic Adoption Through an Agency An Agency Adoption occurs when Adoption & Beyond, Inc. matches prospective birth parents who are considering an adoption plan for...
Section #3: What to Expect with the Paperwork and Training
At Adoption & Beyond, we honestly believe that information is power and having all the information about adoption, the process, and life after adoption is important to the successful placement of a child into a forever home. Before adoptive families adopt, the...
Section #4: Adoption Costs
There are many costs associated with adoption and is very common and important question of prospective adoptive families to have. Depending on the kind of adoption a family pursues, the costs could range from $0 to $45,000. There are six different avenues of...
Section #5: What is Open Adoption?
One way to gain an understanding of open adoption is to explain what it is not. Open adoption is often confused with other types of relationships. At the top pf the list is co-parenting, the parent figures have equal authority, roles, and access. In open adop...
Section #6: Your Adoption Profile Book
Building an adoption profile can be overwhelming. But it can be uplifting as well when approached with the right mindset. An adoption profile book is all the information an expecting birth parent learns about a hopeful adoptive family and the type of home they...
Section #7: Communication Pre-Birth
Before an adoption takes place prospective birth and adoptive families usually meet, this allows both parties to ask questions and get to know each other. Some questions hopeful adoptive parents may want to ask expecting birth parents include: Why are you l...
Section #8: The Hospital Experience
The hospital experience for prospective adoptive parents depends on the hospital plan developed by the expecting birth parent during the adoption process. This looks different for every adoption. What is the hospital plan? The hospital plan is prepared by th...
Section #9: After the Birth
Bringing Your New Child Home Bringing a child home is an amazing moment in the adoptive journey. Being prepared is important. Having a bedroom, clothing, food, car seat, diapers, toys, safety, precautions, and other elements in place before the child comes ho...
Section #10: Frequently Asked Questions
Adoption is a huge decision and one which sometimes includes a lot of paperwork and many questions. Here are some frequently asked questions hopeful adoptive families ask. How long does it take to receive a child? Domestic Adoptions: While this is a reasonab...
Section #11: Getting Started
When families begin the adoption journey there are many steps to get started. Sometimes the process seems overwhelming and having an adoption coordinator guide helps. Here are the main steps to starting the heartfelt journey called adoption. Although every ag...
Section #12: Resources
Adoption Books & Magazines Adoptive Families Magazine - Full color magazine that covers all aspects of adoption.Website: https://www.adoptivefamilies.com Tapestry Books - Full line of adoption books.Website: https://www.tapestrybooks.com Creating A Family...
Jewish Family and Children's Service Minneapolis
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis provides essential services to people of all ages and backgrounds to sustain healthy relationships, ease suffering and offer support in times of need.Website: https://jfcsmpls.org/ About Mission Jewish F...
Union Gospel Mission - Meal Program
Website: https://duluth-ugm.org/meal-program/ Food fills the stomach. But fellowship with your community fills the soul. The Mission currently distributes over 7,000 nutritious meals each month to guests, many coming from food-challenged households with chi...
Union Gospel Mission: Housing Program
Website: https://duluth-ugm.org/housing-program/ Meet Mission Heights Mission Heights is a deeply affordable housing complex located on the top floor of UGM. But, really, it’s so much more than that. It’s a neighborhood, a community, and a declaration of a...
Union Gospel Mission: Summer Food Bags
Website: https://duluth-ugm.org/summer-food-bags/ In the summer of 2023, Union Gospel Mission partnered with the Project Joy organization to tackle childhood summer hunger. Project Joy summer food bags are filled with easy-to-open, easy-to-prepare items. T...